Writing part 1 of the climax of 'The Firework Maker's Daughter'
I can write a well-structured paragraph for part 1 of the climax.
Writing part 1 of the climax of 'The Firework Maker's Daughter'
I can write a well-structured paragraph for part 1 of the climax.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- The purpose of the climax is to describe the main action and take the suspense and excitement to its highest point.
- Precise and ambitious vocabulary shows and tells the reader what happened on Lila’s quest and how she was feeling.
- Using a range of sentence types improves text flow for the reader and conveys key moments of suspense in the climax.
- An adverbial complex sentence is a sentence formed of a main clause and an adverbial subordinate clause.
- Fronted adverbials of time and manner support text flow and help build suspense.
Keywords
Text flow - how a text is written to keep the reader engaged
Adverbial complex sentence - a sentence formed of a main clause and an adverbial subordinate clause
Fronted adverbial - a sentence starter followed by a comma
Common misconception
Children may struggle with switching the order of the clauses in an adverbial complex sentence and remembering the comma rule.
Provide a model of an adverbial complex sentence. Example: 'Her heart raced as she tumbled backwards.' Ask children to identify the subordinating conjunction that begins the adverbial clause in order to switch the clauses.
Equipment
You will need a copy of the 2018 Penguin Random House UK edition of ‘The Firework Maker's Daughter' by Philip Pullman for this lesson.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
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Starter quiz
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Exit quiz
6 Questions
a sentence made of just one main clause with just one idea
a sentence formed of two main clauses and a joining word
a sentence formed of at least one main clause and a subordinate clause